You helped me make my point, thank you. You say he gave a new group of players a spotlight. A new group of players are not Guns N Roses. Axl thought he was GNR, he is not. As far as Axl promoting the new group because he believed in them with conviction. Pardon me while I laugh my ass off. He hardly did a thing to promote anyone in the new band. Everyone one by one got tired of his shit and left. He didn't believe in anything besides his own ego. During rehearsals for the MTV music awards he was such an ass to them by saying your playing like you don't even want to be here. Then during the show his performance was the joke not theirs. Well they were the joke to but not because how they played but how they dressed and looked. Slash was so irreplaceable he tried to replace him with a cartoon character looking mfer. Also the biggest change came in the music industry during this 20 year period. It used to be about selling cd's. Now its about putting asses in the seats. Not many asses were in the seats because of any of the previous new members. I would get in to artist integrity but I'm tired of typing and if you believe Axl has any I wont even bother wasting my time arguing.

Your missing my point. It was about the whole time period without Slash. In the USA the new GNR versions were never accepted very well. Slash is equal to Axl in GNR. He is irreplaceable. When Axl runs off stage during a long solo Slash needs to be there to hold most of the audience attention. The other 4 guitarist were good or great players but they dont have that IT factor. They are not icons to a large group of rock fans. Axl was so full of his self that he thought that he was GNR. But it takes 2 baby, then every other classic member after that is a bonus but not necessary. If you think it didn't bother Axl to play arenas where the upper decks were curtained off and still looked a little empty after that I say HA, yeah right. People yelling Where is Slash. HE'S IN MY ASS THATS WHERE. Nah it didnt bother him, uh huh. Slash was on his mind all the time because he new his importance and no one else would let him forget about him either.

Sometimes you have to fall before you learn a lesson. I think playing half filled arenas in the USA did him some good. Half filled arenas to pretty full stadiums has shown him how important Slash is to the brand. I hope it showed him that having all the responsibility on himself wasn't as great as he thought it would be. Maybe the next album should be called GUNS N ROSES DEMOCRACY.

I think it should start off with Axl in a hospital bed with his feet up in stirrups grunting and groaning. Duff is standing beside him holding his hand yelling PUSH AXL PUSH! Then the camera pans down to Axl's ass and Slash crawls out of it holding the new album in his hand. They all embrace and cry. Then they rip in to playing the new single while money is raining from the sky. After they finish playing the song Beta walks across the stage sweeping up the money.
Its sorta like the short version of the last 20 years.

Elvis had such a great voice. He could nail any genre of music. Music changed so much from the time he started till the day he died. He sang with so much emotion, and every concert film I have seen of him looks as though he always gave it his all and appreciated the musicians and backup singers that was on stage. He was one heck of a entertainer.

Ron seems like a good guy. No doubt he is a great guitarist. His singing is decent. Probably out sing Axl live on a bad night. Under used live. It seemed they gave Ashba the spotlight more than Ron. I just hope he puts out more AOA with Scott Stapp. It was the album I enjoyed the most in a long time from anyone.